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Cabin attendant faults captain for failing to advise passenger and prepare for a possible evacuation when he suspected damage or a malfunction of the nose gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 781723 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 28 flight attendant time total : 28 flight attendant time type : 99 |
| ASRS Report | 787723 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff; I felt a vibration of the aircraft in excess of normal. I also felt an unusual heaviness to the aircraft on takeoff. Approximately 45 mins before landing; the purser briefed cabin crew of captain's advisement that landing gear/nose gear may have sustained damage on takeoff and that we should be prepared for the possibility of an unplanned evacuate/evacuation/emergency. We were subsequently advised that an emergency was declared in order to allow for a visual check of the aircraft from the tower. We were advised by the captain not to inform the passenger. I then had made my manual handy; performed my safety responsibilities as stated in our procedures. In addition; I had all window shades raised; all headphones removed; all neck-hanging sacks (such as document bags) removed. We landed normally. No passenger commented on the fire and emergency equipment at our sides; and deplaning was normal. I believe the passenger should have been readied and a planned emergency followed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT FAULTS CAPTAIN FOR FAILING TO ADVISE PAX AND PREPARE FOR A POSSIBLE EVACUATION WHEN HE SUSPECTED DAMAGE OR A MALFUNCTION OF THE NOSE GEAR.
Narrative: ON TKOF; I FELT A VIBRATION OF THE ACFT IN EXCESS OF NORMAL. I ALSO FELT AN UNUSUAL HEAVINESS TO THE ACFT ON TKOF. APPROX 45 MINS BEFORE LNDG; THE PURSER BRIEFED CABIN CREW OF CAPT'S ADVISEMENT THAT LNDG GEAR/NOSE GEAR MAY HAVE SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON TKOF AND THAT WE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN UNPLANNED EVAC/EMER. WE WERE SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED THAT AN EMER WAS DECLARED IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR A VISUAL CHK OF THE ACFT FROM THE TWR. WE WERE ADVISED BY THE CAPT NOT TO INFORM THE PAX. I THEN HAD MADE MY MANUAL HANDY; PERFORMED MY SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES AS STATED IN OUR PROCS. IN ADDITION; I HAD ALL WINDOW SHADES RAISED; ALL HEADPHONES REMOVED; ALL NECK-HANGING SACKS (SUCH AS DOCUMENT BAGS) REMOVED. WE LANDED NORMALLY. NO PAX COMMENTED ON THE FIRE AND EMER EQUIP AT OUR SIDES; AND DEPLANING WAS NORMAL. I BELIEVE THE PAX SHOULD HAVE BEEN READIED AND A PLANNED EMER FOLLOWED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.